Godziesze Wielkie
Appearance
Godziesze Wielkie | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°39′N 18°11′E / 51.650°N 18.183°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Kalisz County |
Gmina | Godziesze Wielkie |
Population | |
• Total | 720 |
Godziesze Wielkie [ɡɔˈd͡ʑɛʂɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Godziesze Wielkie.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Kalisz and 112 km (70 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
The village has a population of 720.
In 2002 near village was planted a forest in memory of victims terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. Over 5,000 trees were planted in the clearing after the fire.[2]
Notable residents
- Karolina Pawliczak (born 1976), lawyer and politician